Wicked Soundtrack CD

Wicked Soundtrack Broadway musical JERSEY BOYS brings to the stage the story of 1960s singing sensations Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, recounting their rise from working-class kids to pop-music superstars. The soundtrack, naturally, is filled with Four Seasons hits, including timeless classics like "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," and "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)." Interspersed between the songs are snippets of dialogue from the play, and the actors playing the Four Seasons nail the group's famous vocal harmonies impressively. JERSEY BOYS is a fun listen for those looking to take a walk down memory lane for historical curiosity or even just nostalgia's sake. Composers: Denny Randell; Dorothy Fields; Doug Flett; Peggy Farina; Robert Feldman; Raymond Bloodworth; Gaynel Hodge; Gerald Goldstein; Guy Fletcher ; Thomas Austin; L. Russell Brown; Billy Dalton; Abel Baer; Jimmy McHugh; Judy Parker; Kenny Nolan; L. Wolfe Gilbert; Maurice Williams; Otis Blackwell; Sandy Linzer; Stan Rhodes; Barbara Belle; Bob Crewe. Lyricist: Bob Crewe. Jersey Boys: The Four Seasons (vocals); Steve Snyder (synthesizer); Ken Dow (bass guitar); Kevin Dow (drums); Christian Hoff, Bill Hayes , Daniel Reichard, John Lloyd Young, Ron Melrose, Randy Andos, Larry Saltzman, Ben Kono, J. Robert Spencer. Personnel: Christian Hoff, Donnie Kehr, Daniel Reichard, Tituss Burgess, John Lloyd Young, Sarah Schmidt, J. Robert Spencer (vocals); Larry Saltzman (guitar); Joe Payne (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar); Louise Owen, Shinwon Kim, Robin Zeh, Cenovia Cummins , Belinda Whitney (violin); Debra Shufelt, Maxine Roach (viola); Anik Oulianine, Stephanie Cummins (cello); Matt Hong, Ben Kono (reeds); Dave Spier (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bob Milikan (trumpet); Randy Andos (trombone); Ron Melrose (piano, synthesizer); Steve Orich (keyboards); Ken Dow (electric bass); Bill Hayes (percussion). Audio Mixers: Pete Karam; Jason Stasium. Recording information: Right Track Recording Studios, New York, NY. Actors: John Lloyd Young; J. Robert Spencer; Mark Lotito. Photographer: Joan Marcus.

Wicked Soundtrack Track Listing of songs: Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Tuning; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Overture; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Historian's Introduction to Act 1; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Finland / Fish Schlapping Dance: Finland / Fisch Schlapping Dance; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Monks Chant / He Is Not Dead Yet: Monks Chant / He Is Not Dead Yet; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Come With Me; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Laker Girls Cheer; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. The Song That Goes Like This; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. He Is Not Dead Yet; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. All For One; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Knights Of The Round Table / The Song That Goes Like This; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Find Your Grail; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Run Away!; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. The Intermission; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Historian's Introduction To Act 2; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Brave Sir Robin; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. You Won't Succeed On Broadway; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Diva's Lament; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Where Are You?; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. His Name Is Lancelot; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. I'm All Alone; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Twice In Every Show; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Act 2 Finale; Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life;

Wicked Soundtrack Who would of thunk it? That some ingenious soul(s) would use the spelling bee -- that great American institution that millions of children have suffered through -- as a gristmill for a Broadway musical? The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee does exactly that, and Ghost Light has provided an original Broadway cast recording of the musical. The compositions and lyrics are from William Finn, and with a Tony under his belt, he's got the experience to make even a spelling bee dramatic. As one might imagine, the cast includes a number of overachievers gathered at a junior high gym for the contest. There are love songs to the dictionary ("My Friend, the Dictionary" rhymes Nietzsche with Christiana Richie), expressions of inferiority ("I'm Not That Smart"), and lots and lots of spelling. The music is catchy and the cast are fine singers, though numbers like "Pandemonium" are a bit overwhelming as what seems like a dozen spellers trade lines and build to a crescendo as the band plays louder and louder. A musical without the visuals can seem a bit fragmented, and that's true of The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee. Some may find all of this a bit precious and not unlike sitting through another spelling bee. Others (i.e., overachievers) will no doubt enjoy a glance back at their glory days. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. Audio Mixer: Joel Moss . Liner Note Author: Bill Rosenfield. Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY (04/05/2005); Sound on Sound Studios, New York, NY (04/05/2005). Photographer: Joan Marcus. Original Soundtrack: Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jose Llana, Derrick Baskin, Craig, Deborah S., Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Dan Fogler, Lisa Howard, Jay Reiss, Sarah Saltzberg. Personnel: Scott Kuney (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Ming Yeh (violin); Liuh-Wen Ting (viola); Dennis Anderson (flute, clarinet, oboe, alto saxophone); Richard Heckman (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone); Russ Rizner-French (French horn); Carmel Dean (synthesizer).

Wicked Soundtrack  

Wicked Soundtrack Track Listing of songs: We Are the Altar Boyz; Rhythm in Me; Church Rulez; Calling; Miracle Song; Everybody Fits; Something About You; Body Mind & Soul; La Vida Eternal; Epiphany; Number 918; I Believe; Bonus Track 1;

Wicked Soundtrack In his seventies, Broadway songwriter Stephen Sondheim's production of entire new shows may have slowed (only Bounce, which closed out of town in 2003, appeared after 1994's Passion), but the remounting of his earlier works became a torrent in the spring and summer 2004, when the Broadway-affiliated Roundabout Theatre revived both Assassins and Pacific Overtures and the Broadway-affiliated Lincoln Center Theater brought in a heavily revised version of The Frogs. Sondheim and librettist Burt Shevelove had collaborated on this adaptation of Aristophanes' 405 B.C. comedy for the Yale Drama School in 1974, when it was staged in a swimming pool. In 2001, Nathan Lane played the leading role of Dionysus in a studio cast recording that combined the short score with the four songs Sondheim wrote for a 1966 television musical, Evening Primrose. After that, Lane worked with Sondheim to expand The Frogs, adding to Shevelove's book as the composer wrote six new songs. The result opened on July 22, 2004, and played a limited run for Lincoln Center Theater's subscription audiences before closing on October 10. Two days later, the cast assembled for a recording produced by Tommy Krasker, who also had handled the 2001 album. While that version did theater fans the favor of preserving what then seemed like an archival work, this one reinvents The Frogs. The new material includes the hilarious "Dress Big," sung by Burke Moses with Lane, and the equally sidesplitting "Hades," sung by Peter Bartlett. "Invocation and Instructions to the Audience," an original number, has been refurbished; it now includes an admonition about cell phones. As Sondheim does with the music, Lane has sprinkled the dialogue with witty quotes from other sources. But as funny as The Frogs is, it also has a serious and timely message. By the end, when Dionysus has returned from Hades, the characters speak directly to the people of Athens, and it's clear the cast is speaking directly to the people of the U.S. in the audience. It isn't hard to understand that the implied message is that listeners should vote in the 2004 Presidential election, and vote against the incumbent. By the time the album was released in January 2005, five days after the Inauguration, it was too late for that message to be satisfied, but Sondheim, Shevelove, and Lane's The Frogs remained an entertaining and pointed cry for tolerance and peace. ~ William Ruhlmann Composer: Stephen Sondheim. Adapters: Nathan Lane; Burt Shevelove. Original Broadway Cast: John Byner, Michael Siberry, Nathan Lane, Peter Barlett, Roger Bart, Burke Moses, Daniel Orion Davis. Personnel: Jennifer Hoult (harp); Mineko Yajima (violin); Richard Brice (viola); Deborah Sepe (cello); Eric Weidman, Les Scott (clarinet); Tom Sefcovic (bassoon); Dominic Derasse, Phil Granger (trumpet); Michael Boschen, Richard Clark (trombone); Dean Plank (bass trombone); Paul Pizzuti (drums, percussion); Thad Wheeler (percussion). Audio Mixer: Tom Lazarus. Liner Note Authors: Nathan Lane; Ira Weitzman. Recording information: The Hit Factory, New York, NY (10/12/2004). Editor: Bart Migal. Photographer: Paul Kolnik.